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SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Vanuatu 2003

Citation

Vigliola L, Sauni S, Boblin P, Pinca S, Awira R, Magron F (2018). SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Vanuatu 2003. Version 1.1. The Pacific Community (SPC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/v05cpw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-14.

Description

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Vanuatu during the PROCFish/C surveys (2003) in 4 sites Maskelynes, Moso, Paunagisu and Uri-Uripiv. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Maskelynes, Moso, Paunagisu and Uri-Uripiv in Vanuatu

Sampling

The status of finfish resources in selected sites was assessed by distance-sampling underwater visual census (D-UVC). The method involves recording the species name, abundance, body length and distance to the transect line of each fish or group of fish observed; the transect consists of a 50 m line, represented on the seafloor by an underwater tape.

Method steps

  1. Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by transect and side.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Acanthurus albipectoralis
  2. Acanthurus blochii
  3. Acanthurus dussumieri
  4. Acanthurus lineatus
  5. Acanthurus mata
  6. Acanthurus nigricans
  7. Acanthurus nigricauda
  8. Acanthurus nigrofuscus
  9. Acanthurus nigroris
  10. Acanthurus olivaceus
  11. Acanthurus pyroferus
  12. Acanthurus sp.
  13. Acanthurus thompsoni
  14. Acanthurus triostegus
  15. Acanthurus xanthopterus
  16. Aetobatus narinari
  17. Anyperodon leucogrammicus
  18. Aphareus furca
  19. Aprion virescens
  20. Arothron sp.
  21. Atule mate
  22. Balistapus undulatus
  23. Balistes sp.
  24. Balistoides conspicillum
  25. Balistoides viridescens
  26. Bodianus axillaris
  27. Bodianus loxozonus
  28. Bolbometopon muricatum
  29. Caesio caerulaurea
  30. Caesio cuning
  31. Caesio sp.
  32. Caesio teres
  33. Carangoides ferdau
  34. Carangoides sp.
  35. Caranx ignobilis
  36. Caranx lugubris
  37. Caranx melampygus
  38. Caranx papuensis
  39. Caranx sp.
  40. Carcharhinus melanopterus
  41. Cephalopholis argus
  42. Cephalopholis microprion
  43. Cephalopholis sexmaculata
  44. Cephalopholis sp.
  45. Cephalopholis urodeta
  46. Cetoscarus ocellatus
  47. Chaetodon auriga
  48. Chaetodon baronessa
  49. Chaetodon bennetti
  50. Chaetodon citrinellus
  51. Chaetodon ephippium
  52. Chaetodon flavirostris
  53. Chaetodon kleinii
  54. Chaetodon lineolatus
  55. Chaetodon lunula
  56. Chaetodon lunulatus
  57. Chaetodon melannotus
  58. Chaetodon mertensii
  59. Chaetodon ornatissimus
  60. Chaetodon pelewensis
  61. Chaetodon plebeius
  62. Chaetodon rafflesii
  63. Chaetodon reticulatus
  64. Chaetodon semeion
  65. Chaetodon sp.
  66. Chaetodon speculum
  67. Chaetodon trifascialis
  68. Chaetodon ulietensis
  69. Chaetodon unimaculatus
  70. Chaetodon vagabundus
  71. Chanos chanos
  72. Cheilinus chlorourus
  73. Cheilinus fasciatus
  74. Cheilinus trilobatus
  75. Cheilinus undulatus
  76. Chlorurus bleekeri
  77. Chlorurus microrhinos
  78. Chlorurus sordidus
  79. Choerodon anchorago
  80. Choerodon fasciatus
  81. Choerodon graphicus
  82. Choerodon jordani
  83. Coris aygula
  84. Coris gaimard
  85. Ctenochaetus binotatus
  86. Ctenochaetus sp.
  87. Ctenochaetus striatus
  88. Ctenochaetus strigosus
  89. Diodon hystrix
  90. Diodon sp.
  91. Epibulus insidiator
  92. Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
  93. Epinephelus corallicola
  94. Epinephelus fasciatus
  95. Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
  96. Epinephelus hexagonatus
  97. Epinephelus macrospilos
  98. Epinephelus maculatus
  99. Epinephelus malabaricus
  100. Epinephelus merra
  101. Epinephelus ongus
  102. Epinephelus polyphekadion
  103. Epinephelus sp.
  104. Forcipiger flavissimus
  105. Forcipiger longirostris
  106. Gerres sp.
  107. Gnathanodon speciosus
  108. Gnathodentex aureolineatus
  109. Gymnocranius euanus
  110. Gymnocranius sp.
  111. Gymnosarda unicolor
  112. Hemigymnus fasciatus
  113. Hemigymnus melapterus
  114. Hemitaurichthys polylepis
  115. Heniochus acuminatus
  116. Heniochus chrysostomus
  117. Heniochus monoceros
  118. Heniochus singularius
  119. Heniochus varius
  120. Hipposcarus longiceps
  121. Kyphosus cinerascens
  122. Kyphosus vaigiensis
  123. Leptoscarus vaigiensis
  124. Lethrinus atkinsoni
  125. Lethrinus genivittatus
  126. Lethrinus harak
  127. Lethrinus obsoletus
  128. Lethrinus olivaceus
  129. Lethrinus sp.
  130. Lethrinus variegatus
  131. Lethrinus xanthochilus
  132. Lutjanus bohar
  133. Lutjanus fulviflamma
  134. Lutjanus fulvus
  135. Lutjanus gibbus
  136. Lutjanus kasmira
  137. Lutjanus monostigma
  138. Lutjanus quinquelineatus
  139. Lutjanus rivulatus
  140. Lutjanus russellii
  141. Lutjanus semicinctus
  142. Macolor macularis
  143. Macolor niger
  144. Melichthys vidua
  145. Monotaxis grandoculis
  146. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
  147. Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
  148. Myripristis adusta
  149. Myripristis berndti
  150. Myripristis kuntee
  151. Myripristis murdjan
  152. Myripristis sp.
  153. Myripristis violacea
  154. Myripristis vittata
  155. Naso annulatus
  156. Naso brachycentron
  157. Naso brevirostris
  158. Naso caesius
  159. Naso hexacanthus
  160. Naso lituratus
  161. Naso lopezi
  162. Naso sp.
  163. Naso tuberosus
  164. Naso unicornis
  165. Naucrates ductor
  166. Neoniphon sammara
  167. Odonus niger
  168. Oxycheilinus digramma
  169. Oxycheilinus sp.
  170. Paracanthurus hepatus
  171. Parupeneus barberinoides
  172. Parupeneus barberinus
  173. Parupeneus ciliatus
  174. Parupeneus cyclostomus
  175. Parupeneus indicus
  176. Parupeneus multifasciatus
  177. Parupeneus pleurostigma
  178. Parupeneus spilurus
  179. Platax sp.
  180. Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
  181. Plectorhinchus gibbosus
  182. Plectorhinchus lessonii
  183. Plectorhinchus lineatus
  184. Plectorhinchus obscurus
  185. Plectorhinchus picus
  186. Plectorhinchus vittatus
  187. Plectropomus laevis
  188. Plectropomus leopardus
  189. Plectropomus maculatus
  190. Pomacanthus imperator
  191. Pomacanthus semicirculatus
  192. Pomacanthus sexstriatus
  193. Pomacanthus xanthometopon
  194. Priacanthus hamrur
  195. Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
  196. Pterocaesio pisang
  197. Pterocaesio sp.
  198. Pterocaesio tessellata
  199. Pterocaesio tile
  200. Pterocaesio trilineata
  201. Pygoplites diacanthus
  202. Rastrelliger kanagurta
  203. Rhinecanthus aculeatus
  204. Rhinecanthus rectangulus
  205. Rhinecanthus verrucosus
  206. Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  207. Sargocentron sp.
  208. Sargocentron spiniferum
  209. Scarus altipinnis
  210. Scarus chameleon
  211. Scarus dimidiatus
  212. Scarus flavipectoralis
  213. Scarus forsteni
  214. Scarus frenatus
  215. Scarus ghobban
  216. Scarus globiceps
  217. Scarus longipinnis
  218. Scarus niger
  219. Scarus oviceps
  220. Scarus psittacus
  221. Scarus quoyi
  222. Scarus rivulatus
  223. Scarus rubroviolaceus
  224. Scarus schlegeli
  225. Scarus sp.
  226. Scarus spinus
  227. Scolopsis bilineata
  228. Scolopsis ciliata
  229. Scolopsis lineata
  230. Scolopsis margaritifera
  231. Scolopsis trilineata
  232. Scomberoides lysan
  233. Scomberoides sp.
  234. Scomberomorus commerson
  235. Seriola sp.
  236. Siganus argenteus
  237. Siganus corallinus
  238. Siganus doliatus
  239. Siganus lineatus
  240. Siganus puellus
  241. Siganus punctatus
  242. Siganus spinus
  243. Siganus vermiculatus
  244. Siganus vulpinus
  245. Sphyraena qenie
  246. Sufflamen bursa
  247. Sufflamen chrysopterum
  248. Sufflamen fraenatum
  249. Trachinotus blochii
  250. Triaenodon obesus
  251. Upeneus tragula
  252. Variola louti
  253. Zanclus cornutus
  254. Zebrasoma scopas
  255. Zebrasoma veliferum

Geographic Coverages

Maskelynes, Moso, Paunagisu and Uri-Uripiv in Vanuatu

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Friedman K.J., Pakoa K., Kronen M., Chapman L.B., Sauni S., Vigliola L., Boblin P., Magron F. 2008. Vanuatu country report : profiles and results from survey work at Paunangisu village, Moso Island, Uri and Uripiv Islands and the Maskelyne archipelago (July to December 2003). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 391 p. - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/kqbzb
  2. Labrosse, P., Kulbicki, M., Ferraris, J. 2002. Underwater visual fish census surveys proper use and implementation. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. REAT: Reef Resources Assessment Tools, vi, 54 p. - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/fs6ca

Contacts

Laurent Vigliola
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-7107-2016
Samasoni Sauni
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=samasoni-sauni-043226161
Pierre Boblin
originator
position: Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
Silvia Pinca
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=silvia-massage-pro-pinca-0023a751
Ribanataake Awira
originator
position: Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=ribanataake-awira-14634515a
Franck Magron
metadata author
position: Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
email: franckm@spc.int
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=franck-magron-43b0983a
Kalo Pakoa
owner
position: Director
Vanuatu Fisheries Department
PMB 9045
Port Vila
Efate
VU
Telephone: (+678) 5333340
email: pakoak@vanuatu.gov.vu
Franck Magron
administrative point of contact
position: Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
email: franckm@spc.int
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=franck-magron-43b0983a
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